The goal of the Bubble Games consortium is to narrow the gap between opposing groups and bring back nuance, tolerance and empathy in debates on social issues. We believe, and previous projects indicate, that using Virtual Reality (VR) can help create - or bring back - understanding between opposing groups. …

Students of the Minor 'Robotic Production and Circular Materials' designed and created a modular outdoor structure suitable for the Green Mile Initiative. The structure fills in one parking lot, along the streetside of the Stadhouderskade. In 2022, this street is one of the most polluted and dangerous …

Although learning analytics benefit learning, its uptake by higher educational institutions remains low. Adopting learning analytics is a complex undertaking, and higher educational institutions lack insight into how to build organizational capabilities to successfully adopt learning analytics at scale. …

In this chapter we elaborate a hermeneutical perspective on professionalism and professional development in the wide range of professions and vocational trainings, which fall under the concern of a University of Applied Sciences (UAS). In a joint research programme of the HU UAS and Utrecht University …

End-stage kidney disease patients treated with conventional hemodialysis (CHD) are known to have impaired physical performance and protein-energy wasting (PEW). Nocturnal hemodialysis (NHD) was shown to improve clinical outcomes, but the evidence is limited on physical performance and PEW. We investigate …

BACKGROUND: A significant number of older patients planned for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) experience a decline in physical functioning and death, despite a successful procedure. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the literature on the association of preprocedural muscle strength …

Metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive skills are at the heart of learning: they represent how learners think of their own learning process and how they attempt to improve the outcomes of that process. In this presentation we will discuss and demonstrate our playful approach and the tools we created …

Background: Physical inactivity is common during hospitalization. Physical activity has been described in different inpatient populations but never across a hospital. Purpose: To describe inpatient movement behavior and associated factors throughout a single university hospital. Methods: A prospective …

Purpose To determine which factors are associated with physical inactivity in hospitalized adults of all ages. Methods A cross-sectional sample of 114 adults admitted to a gastrointestinal surgery, internal medicine or cardiology hospital ward (median age 60, length of stay 13 days) were observed during …

Background: Mentors guide students in their challenges at school and in life. At-risk students in last-resort programs who are at a high risk of leaving school unqualified are especially in need of highly competent and adaptive mentors. This study therefore aimed to identify mentor qualities as perceived …